Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said yesterday the government was expecting Japanese investment for launching a ‘learning and earning’ project to build skilled manpower in the country’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
“I believe Japan will invest for building skilled manpower in the field of ICT. The government is going to take up ‘learning and earning’ project in this regard,” he told a seminar at Barura upazila in Comilla.
The seminar, titled ‘Education, Culture and Civilisation of Japan’, was jointly organised by Shaherbanu Ideal School, Projuktipith and Munsi Jinnat Ali Welfare Trust. Mustafa Kamal hoped that the Japanese government will come forward with investment in education and manpower development sectors in Bangladesh so that the country can achieve the targeted GDP growth in the years to come, said a PID handout.
He noted that building quality and skilled manpower is the topmost priority of the government. “The government is considering investment in education sector as a future return.”
Speaking on the occasion, Japanese Ambassador in Bangladesh Shiro Shado Shima said the state of economy in Bangladesh is now attracting all the big economies of the world. He also suggested that Bangladesh should move ahead with a plan to expand its apparel exports to Eastern countries instead of solely relying on the European and the US markets.
The seminar was held Shaherbanu Ideal School founder Abdul Haque in the chair.
